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anything to watch out for with 0.2mm or 0.1mm nozzle?
  • Not sure about that. I would say that in better quality wood filament the particle size is more uniform/consistent.

    Subjectively, I think they look better with a bigger nozzle and layer height, and specially of you sand it.

  • I find no motivation in working for myself
  • Maybe find a middle ground, like sharing the hosted service with just one or two persons, like a close friend, family member, etc. Could be someone you live with or that you can give VPN access to your network. That way is more private and mainly for your self, but also has some sense of doing it for others to motivate you.

  • The punctuality of trains in Europe
  • Long distance trains usually go to neighbor countries. Also a lot of people prefer to take a train (where your can relax, read, watch a movie, work or whatever) instead of driving for 2 hours. Most European cities are built around train stations and have very good public transport, so it's very convenient.

  • What is the worst IT setup you have seen at a company?
  • There was no version control at all. The company that provided the software was really shady, and the implementation was so bad that the (only) developer was there full time fixing the code and data directly in production when the users had any issue (which was several times a day).

  • What is the worst IT setup you have seen at a company?
  • I was hired to implement a CRM for an insurance company to replace their current system.

    Of course no documentation or functional requirements where provided, so part of the task was to reverse engineer the current CRM.

    After a couple of hours trying to find some type of backend code on the server, I discovered the bizarre truth: every bit of business logic was implemented in Stored Procedures and Triggers on a MSSQL database. There were no frontend code either on the server, users have some ActiveX controls installed locally that accessed the DB.

  • Best Recruitment Agency for Dev Work w/ Chronic Pain?
  • I had a very good experience with Honeypot (https://www.honeypot.io/en/). It's Europe only, so not sure about the legal aspects of working from the US, but Germany have recently did some changes to laws related to work visas specifically to attract tech workers, so it shouldn't be that hard. You speak German, so that's a big plus.

    It's a "reverse" job search, in the sense that you create your profile/CV and companies apply to you. After creating your profile, you do a short call with a recruiter, that helps you adjust it to the type of job you are looking for.

  • Help me formulate the dullest response to colleagues when they goad me into telling them why I quit
  • Exactly. There's a minimum 4 weeks that can be increased in the employment contract. Going up to 3 months is not rare, depending on the industry/type of job.

    And it works both ways, so if the employer wants to fire you, the same notice period applies.

  • What Router can you recommend?
  • I'm very happy with my FritzBox (7590), it handles de ADSL connection to the ISP, supports various DDNS providers, Wireguard VPN, 4 port gigabit switch (5 of you don't need the WAN port), guest WiFi with client isolation.

    It also has basic media server and NAS functionality (with USB3 external hard drives).

    Of course you can change the DNS server and other network controls like QOS, wake on LAN, port forwarding, different profiles with parental controls, filters, connection times, etc.

    They also seem to take security seriously.

  • Ever-larger cars and trucks are causing a safety crisis on US streets – here’s how communities can fight back
    theconversation.com Ever-larger cars and trucks are causing a safety crisis on US streets – here's how communities can fight back

    Cars are getting bigger on US roads, and that’s increasing pedestrian and cyclist deaths. A transport scholar identifies community-level strategies for making streets safer.

    Ever-larger cars and trucks are causing a safety crisis on US streets – here's how communities can fight back

    Bigger vehicles can be safer in crashes, but far more dangerous for pedestrians.

    And the average size of cars and trucks in the U.S. continues to grow. Some current models – like that of the Toyota Rav4 – are a third larger than they were only 15 years ago.

    That’s led to a 77% increase in pedestrian fatalities since 2010.

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